Cuspidor



(No Model.)

H. 0. McRAE'.

GUSPIDOR.

No. 603,199. Patented Apr. 26, 1898.

, UNITED STATES PATENT EEI E.

HENRY C. MCRAE, OF MACON, FLORIDA.

CUSPl-DO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,199, dated April 26, 1898. Application filed July 28, 1897- Serial No. 646,209. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY O. MORAE,a citizen of the United States, residing at Macon,

in the county of Pasco and State of Florida,'

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to a stationary bottomless cuspidor for general use in hotels, saloons, railway-cars, steamers, and the like; and the object is to provide a simple, cheap, and convenient as well as sanitary device of this kind.

To this end the novelty consists in the con struction, combination, and arrangement of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the same reference characters indicate the same parts of the invention. a

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved cuspidor as it appears in position.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective detail of a section of the cuspidor. p

1 represents the circular conical hopper, provided with an ornamental flaring annular edge 2, and 3 represents the annular ring or support, the lower serrated edge 3. offlwhich rests upon the floor 4, the upper edge extending under the flanged edge 2 and forming a support for the outer edge of the hopper.

5 represents the vertical discharge-pipe, extending through thefloor, and its upper end has a notched conical flange 6, corresponding to the angle of the conical hopper 1.

7 7 represent ears on the under side of the hopper,which pass through the notches in the flange 6 and by a slight movement to the right secure the hopper in place.

8 8 represent radialribs on the under side of the flanged edge 2, and 9 9 represent the inclined edges of the annular supporting-ring 3 for securing it in place.

At the base of each inclined edge 9,as shown, is a horizontal plane portion and contiguous thereto a shoulder formed by notching the rim. The rib 8 rests normally upon said horizontal plane portion and is deterred when jarred from moving around and lifting in one direction by said shoulder and in the other direction by the inclined edge, and hence the hopper can only be removed by forcibly lifting it up.

In saloons, parlor-cars, and steamboats, Where it is necessary to put a floor-covering, such as a carpet or oil-cloth, under the cuspidor, the hopper may be removed and the annular ringlifted and the covering laid in place with an orifice for the discharge-pipe to pass through. The annular supporting-ring is then replaced and the hopper fixed in position, and the whole then presents a neat and attractive appearance.

When my invention is applied toa steamboat or railway-car, the discharge-pipe 5 opens direct into the outer atmosphere and the cuspidorcan be readily cleaned by flushing through with water.

In buildingssuch as hotels, clubrooms, saloons, offices, and the likeit is my intention to connect the discharge-pipe 5 with a common waste-pipe, connecting all the cuspidors with the connection, and by connecting the oppositeend of the waste-pipe with the water-service pipe the whole system may be flushed out at regular intervals, or, if desired,

a continuous stream of water may be allowed to run through, and thus wash the'refuse matter before it has time to accumulate and become unpleasant tothe sight and smell.

This cuspidor may be made of any material I suited to the use to which it is to be put, and while sheet or cast metal may be more commonly used, chinaware, porcelain, earthenware, or the like are applicable, and, if desired, the hopper. and the annular supporting-ring may be cast'or formed in one piece.

Although I have specifically described the construction and relative arrangement of the several elements of my invention, Ido not desire to be confined to the same, as such changes or modifications may be made as clearly fall within the scope of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, 1s

1. A stationary cuspidor comprising the conical circular hopper 1 having ears '7 7, the edges 9 and the Vertical discharge-pipe5 proannular ring 3 having the serrated edge 3', vided with the notched conical flange 8, subin combination with the vertical dischargestantially as shown and described.

pipe 5 provided with the notched conical In testimony whereof I affix my signature 5 flange 6 adapted to engage said ears 7, subin presence of two witnesses.

stantially as shown and described. T

2. A stationary cuspidor, comprising the HENRY MCRAE' conical circular hopper 1, having ears 7 and \Vitnesses: ribs 8, in combination with the annular ring- F. O. RAVESIES, 10 support 3 having serrated-edge 3 andinclined M. D. COCHRAN. 

